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Twijsel, James Rumphius

Date of birth:
May 22nd, 1917 (Bandoeng/Java, Dutch East Indies)
Date of death:
September 18th, 1943 (Tarsao, Thailand)
Buried on:
Commonwealth War Cemetery Kanchanaburi
Plot: 5. Row: F. Grave: 6.
Nationality:
Dutch

Biography

Career:
?: Hr. Ms. Piet Hein (dienstplichtig);
?: administration, Twijsel’s Automobielmaatschappij N.V., Kebon Sirih, 4, Batavia;
?: Marinebasis Tandjong Priok (mobilisatie).

James Rumphius Twijsel passed away in the prison camp Tarsao in Thailand.

Pit Hein

James prior to the war at the 7,5 cm gun from Hr. Ms. Piet Hein

car company

Twijsel’s Automobielmaatschappij N.V., Kebon Sirih, 4, Batavia

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Period:
Second World War (1939-1945)
Rank:
Miliciën-matroos
Unit:
x, Koninklijke Marine
Awarded on:
August 28th, 1948
"Citation:
"Dutch East Indies - Tandjong Priok: despite bombardments, fulfilling his service in an excellent manner and finally destroying the harbour facilities."

Royal Decree No. 51, August 28th, 1948.
Kruis van Verdienste (KV)

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